roussette

Etymology

French, in allusion to the color. See russet.

Noun

roussette (plural roussettes)

1. Any of certain fruit bats:
   1. the large species (Pteropus niger, syn. Pteropus vulgaris) inhabiting islands of the Indian Ocean.
   2. the genus Rousettus
2. Any small shark of the genus Scylliorhinus (syn. Scyllium); the dogfish.

Further reading

• roussette at OneLook Dictionary Search
• roussette in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• roussette in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• outsteers

Noun

roussette f (plural roussettes)

1. flying fox (mammal)

Further reading

• “roussette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).